Advocate Aurora Agrees to Settle Health Plan Tobacco Fee Lawsuit

Advocate Aurora Health Inc. agreed to settle a proposed class action challenging its practice of charging tobacco-using employees extra fees for healthcare coverage.

The parties reached a settlement in principle and must update the court on their progress by July 16, Judge LaShonda A. Hunt said in a one-page docket entry. The entry, posted Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, didn’t include details about the terms of the deal.

• The two-year-old lawsuit says Advocate employees who use tobacco products are charged an extra $1,300 each year for health coverage without being given an ...